Campfire cooking - the stew to beat all stews (cooked on a campfire)

Over the Mountain in Estes Park, CO

My family likes to camp.  We're pretty outdoorsy and, in Colorado, we're near to great mountain retreats.


Pelican at Bear Creek Lake Park, CO at dawn

 



One of my favorite meals (and easiest to prepare at the campsite), is campfire stew.  The best part?  Everyone prepares it for themselves, the way they like it, so no one’s able to complain about the ingredients!  That's important when you're camping with kids.

I do suggest some pre-camping prep, but I’m good with that.

 

Here’s a list of ingredients I pack for the stew (all diced into bite sized pieces):

Stew beef

Chicken

Onions

Carrots

Celery

Pre-cooked potatoes.

 

To make things easier, most stores sell the mirepoix – pronounced meer- pwah - (onion, carrot and celery mixture) precut and frozen now.  You could just grab a bag and toss it in the cooler.  Also, everything can come with you pre-cut if you don’t have time to do the prep at home before heading to the camp site.  I do bring a cutting board and knife with me no matter what.

Other requirements and suggested bring alongs for campfire stew:

Butter

Chicken stock

Aluminum foil

Salt and pepper

Bowls and spoons

A large “pre-heated” hot fire

 

 Instructions

Have everyone grab a large piece of foil, fill it with the food they want in their stew, a dollop of butter and either water or chicken stock (not too much because the other ingredients, as they cook, will also produce moisture and you don’t want your “packet” to leak if you can help it.)  Seal the packet and toss it in the fire.

 

Please note:  Anything with chicken should cook extra-long to make sure it’s cooked through.

Let your individual stew packet cook away while you do other camp-y things for 30-45 minutes (so be sure to prepare this and get it in the fire before you get too hungry!)

 And viola!  Campfire stew!

 

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